Abigail “Abi” Raye is a favorite English, no Canadian, wait…Belgian player. Confusing yet correct, Raye was originally born in England, but moved to Canada in 2005 with her parents and played for multiple clubs, university, and made the national team at the age of 17. Following a relationship over to Belgium, she knew it […]
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How Belgian Hockey Players Fund Their Passion Over the past ten years hockey in Belgium has gotten much more professional. The Belgium national team finished the 2008 Olympics with a disappointing 9th place finish. With the explosion of the sport, Belgium was able to revamp the program in only two olympic cycles to bring home […]
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Originally from Antwerp, Belgium, Axelle Wouters is currently playing for the KHC Dragons. But at 17, she left Belgium to come play field hockey in the United States at the University of Michigan. After three years away from the U.S. Axelle returned to visit her American ‘home’ earlier this summer. It was fun to reflect […]
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At the 2018 Women’s Field Hockey World Cup Halfway Point What a first half of the 2018 Field Hockey World Cup. Lee Valley Hockey Stadium has been packed and the fans have been on the edge of their seats both for nail-biting last second results and to see some incredible goals. All the athletes competing […]
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The value of playing field hockey overseas Lucas Sevestre shared this quote with the Urū team back in September while sitting by the beautiful beach in Perth, Australia. If you’re thinking of playing abroad, just do it. It’ll be one of the best experiences of your life… Getting to know the people and all the […]
Read MoreThis past week, Uru Sports got to talk with Kellie Joyce, an American hockey player who is playing a season in Belgium! Read on to hear more about her story and life while playing abroad. Kellie Joyce began playing hockey when she was in elementary school at age 12. After playing throughout the rest of […]
Read MoreLearn about the life of student-athlete and Olympic competitor Aline Fobe of the Belgian National Women’s Hockey Team Along with traveling the world while representing her country, Aline has some amazing insight on abroad experiences thanks to her season in the United States at the University of Michigan! International hockey player Aline Fobe was born […]
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